Japanese great-gran whose daredevil selfies are Instagram hits insists she’s not out to shock – just have ‘a bit of fun’
Dressed in a dog suit and chained to a post, lying in the road as cars speed past – Kimiko Nishimoto says she doesn’t think about danger when she’s taking photos. The widow’s so busy she’s turned off her companion droid, Pepper
A madcap Japanese great-grandmother armed with a camera and an appetite for mischief has shot to fame for taking side-splitting selfies – many of which appear to put her in harm’s way.
Kimiko Nishimoto, who is closing in on her 90th birthday, has amassed more than 53,000 followers in just two months since she started regularly posting her hilarious snaps on Instagram at @kimiko_nishimoto.
The goofy photos show the fun-loving pensioner riding a broomstick like Harry Potter or, even more alarmingly, knocked over in an apparent traffic accident.
“I’ve actually never injured myself taking a photo,” says Nishimoto in an interview at her home in Kumamoto, western Japan. “I’m always focusing hard on taking a fun photo so I really don’t think about the danger too much.”
